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ihiTnniT PEA, BEAN, OR RECEHARVESTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 371,872, dated (hotel. a: 11, 1887.

Application filed April 18, 1857. Serial No. 22355203.

(No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN O. Environ, a citizen of theUnitedStates, and a resident of Scotland Neck, in the county of Halifax and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pea, Bean, or Rice Harvesters; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved pea, bean, and rice harvester. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional View taken on the plane indicated. by lincm as, Fig. 2, looking rearward. Fig. i is a transverse vertical sectional view taken on the plane indicated by line y y, Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a top plan view with the hinged top covers of the machine thrown back to show the arrangement of the picker-cylinders.

The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

My invention consists in an improved harvester for harvesting field-peas, garden-peas, beans, rice, and other garden or field crops, and it will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Referring to the several parts by letter, A indicates the outer casing of my improved machine or harvester, in which the pickers are inclosed, and B indicates the rear 3, art of the outer casing, in which the geared cog-wheels are inclosed which serve to rotate the picker cylinders. The bottom of the casing is divided by the central longitudinal slot or space, 0, into the two sides or halves, shown, this centrarslot extending for the entire length of the machine.

D indicates the front of the niachine casing, which is formed with the central opening, 1'1, extending up from the bottom convenient distance, and the forward ends of the bottom pieces are extended in advance of this front end, D, and .are inclined outwardly at their inner edges from the opening E. Outwardlyinclined guide boards or pieces F F are se cured at their lower edges to the said inclined inner edges of the projecting bottom pieces, and at their rear ends to the ends I) at the sides of the opening E, as shown, thereby forming outwardly-extending guides, which pass on each side of the plants and serve to always guide the plants intothe opening E between the pickcr-cyiimlcrs.

G G iudicatethepi ckcr-cylindcrs, the shafts H. of which are journaled at their forward ends in the end piece,D, and at their rear ends in bearings in the transverse vertical partition I, which partition divides the machine into a forward and a rear compartment. The rear ends of the picker cylinder shafts H extend through the transverse partition I into the rear compartments, 1 l5, and have rigidly mounted upon them the gear-piuious J J, which mesh with gear-wheels K K, which are mounted centrally upon the axles L L, which carry at their outer ends the main or drive wheels M Ill, which support the rear end of the machine, and. which, through the gearing just described, serve to rotate the picker-cylinders as the machine is drawn across the lieill. The gear-wheels K K are secured to the wheelaxles by means of the setscrews N N, so as to turn therewith when the machine is in opera tion in the hold or garden, and bylooscning the said setscrews the wheels K K may be allowed to turn loosely upon the wheel-shafts, or rather the round wheel-shafts will then turn without turning the said gear-wheels, thus stopping the operation of the machinery while the harvester is being drawn from field to field.

The rear end, 0, of the machine is formed with the central opening, P, extending from the bottom up a suitable distance. Doors Q Q, are secured to the rear end of the machine by hinges g g, and afford access to the boxes or compartments B B, in which the gearing is located.

The picker-cylinders are provided with the picker-teeth G, which may bemade of iron, steel, or of any suitable hard substance, and of any shape, size, or length, and which may be secured upon the said cylinders in strips G, and the strips then secured longitudinally to the rollers, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 5, and they may bein any positionthat is, either in straight horizontal lines or in inclined or diagonal lines-and may be square in crosssection, or may be knives, if so desired, as is roo ordinarily done in machines of this class. The picker-cylinder teeth may be of any desired length, but are preferably made of such length that they intermesh'that is, the outer 5 endsof the teeth of'one cylinder pass between the outer ends of the teeth of the other cylinder, but do not, ofcourse, come in contact with one another. Upon the inner edges or sides of th :se bottom pieces, B B, are secured the retaining-strips S S, and upoh these strips .are secured thev flexible strips T T, of leather or other suitable material, which are'arranged so as to converge toward their tops, so as to leave a very'narrow space between them to prevent waste of the rice or beans, &c., when the ha'rvesteris in operation, as will be readily understood. I e

The sides of the forward part, A, of the casing are formed with theope'nings U, which extend 20 inders, and these openings may be of anyfdefor nearly the entire length of the picker-cylsired height; or a board, V, may be arranged on each side, of,the machine, as shown in the sectional view, Fig. 3, 'and serve to catch the peas, &c., before they reach the bottom of the harvester. v 3 I To'the upperpart ofthesidesof the machine, above the openings U U',-"are secured thelongitudinal side combs or thrasher-bars, A- A, which are provided'with the series of teeth, as seen inFi'g. 3, or sharp knives A3, as seenin' Fig. 5, which are preferably inclined somewhat downward at their innerends, asshown,

which: y be made of any desired size,

- preferably sharp knivcsof steel oriro'n. These teeth or knives A. are so arranged that the ends'of the picker-cylinder teeth intermesh with or pass between them, and they serve to thrash the peas, beans, &c., and alsotokeep the picker-cylinder teeth clean. G G indicate the receptacles, which are $6- cured to the sides of the machine, as shown,

tom sections,'A, of the machine, and these receptaeles have ,the top fiaps,C O, which'may be unbuttoned and thrown back, so as to enable the contents to be readily removed therefrom, the said flaps having openings or eyes C in their upper edges buttoning over buttons C, as shown. j

Upon the top of the rear or machine casing is hinged the rear end of the tongue D, which passes through a frame, E, on the front of the machine, and which is connected at its forward end' to the neck-yoke.- In thering E formed in the top or upper part of the frame E, is

hinged'the forwardendof a lever, F, which I shall call theft adjusting-lever, as it adjusts the height of the forward end of the harvester,

{and thislver then passes overand rests in the top notch, G, of a standard or fu1crum,.G"",

which is secured rigidly upon the; tongue. at the point shown, the lever extending back to a point where it can be conveniently reached I by the driver or operator.

shape, or length, and, of iron, steel, or any.- suitable vhard substance, although they are with their bottoms belowthe lever of the bot- The spring-seat J has its supporting-spring secured at its lower forward end upon the top of the rear part of the machine-casing, so that the seat extends back of the machine, as shown,

and the weight of the driver on this seat serves to counterbalance the weight of the forward part of the harvester toia reat extent, as will .be readily understood. hen the lever F shown in the said figure,- but when it is desired to raise the forward end of the harvester it is only necessary to depress therear free end of the adjusting-lever Ff and engage it with one stands then about in a horizontal plane, a'

of the side notches, K, of an upright rack, K, 1 which is secured rigidly upon the tongue to the rear of the fulcrum G, as shown, the rear end of the said lever being curved upward, as shown,.'and it will be seen that by this-arrangement the forward end of theharveste'r will be raised as the rear end of the lever is depressed, and will-be held in its elevated position by locking the rear end of the said lever .into the rack- K', as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of;

the drawings. I

The top of the forward part, A, on each side i l of the-tongue, is hinged to form a lid, L. To

the frontend, D, are pivotedsupports M M',

the notched edges of which maybocngaged with stuns NN! on the Said lids L L, so that the lids maybe held up to enable the driver to see into the interior of the machine, where the picker-cylinders are located. I

Secured to. the front end of thepartitioh' I is a downwardly-curved rod orbanfN, to the I. lower end ofwhich is secured a cross-head,

N. This cross-head is at a short distancefrom the bottom of the machine and directly over the slot or space O, and as the machine passes over theplan'ts thecross-head comes in 7 contact with them just before they leave the machine and retards or deflects them-sufficie'ntly to cause the'mto be retained a longer time'within-the machine, whereby they are subjected to a further action of the teeth of the cylinders, thus thrashing some pods which would otherwise have escaped.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

. fective in its operation.

Having thus described my inventiornwhat I claim, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent 'of-theUnited States, is--- -1. In a harvester foripeas, beans, &c., the

combination of a wheel-supported easing the,

bottom of which s divided longitudinally, thrashing-cylinders journaled longitudinally withinthe casing, a transverse vertical partition within the casing, a downwardly-curved rod secured to the partition, the lower end of which is at a short distance above the bottom, and a cross-head secured to the lower end of said rod and standing across the longitudinal opening in the bottom.

2. In a harvester for peas, beans, &c., the combination of a wheel-supported casing the bottom of which is divided longitudinally, an outwardly and downwardly inclined board upon each side of the casing above each flat bottom, receptacles upon each side of the easing, two revolving toothed cylindersmwithin the casing, and means, substantially as do scribed, for revolving said cylinders.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto allixcd my signature ,in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN O. SAVAGE. \Vitnesses:

G. S. WHITE, 3. Y. SAVAGE. 

